Brooklyn Kinda Love - Netflix

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Four New York couples are about to make their private lives public. Join
the Emmy award-winning team behind 'Taxicab Confessions' as they expose
the passion and the pain that go along with modern love. On the surface,
these New York couples seem to have perfect relationships. But behind
closed doors, there are infidelity accusations, addiction struggles, and
secret longings for same-sex encounters. Watch what happens when the
documentary crews follow their daily lives and film every 'intimate'
moment. Raw, unpredictable, and highly addictive, you've never seen a
reality series quite like Brooklyn Kinda Love.

Type: Reality

Languages: English

Status: Ended

Runtime: 30 minutes

Premier: 2011-01-15

Brooklyn Kinda Love - The Notorious B.I.G. - Netflix

Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), known
professionally as The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie,
was an American rapper. He is considered by many as one of the best
rappers of all time. Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough of New
York City. When he released his debut album Ready to Die in 1994, he
became a central figure in the East Coast hip hop scene and increased
New York City's visibility in the genre at a time when West Coast hip
hop was dominant in the mainstream. The following year, Wallace led
Junior M.A.F.I.A. to chart success, a protégé group composed of his
childhood friends. In 1996, while recording his second album, Wallace
was heavily involved in the growing East Coast–West Coast hip hop feud.
On March 9, 1997, Wallace was killed by an unknown assailant in a
drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. His double-disc album, Life After
Death, which was released sixteen days later, rose to number one on the
U.S. album charts, and was certified Diamond in 2000 by the Recording
Industry Association of America, one of the few hip hop albums to
receive this certification. It is also one of the best-selling albums in
the United States. Wallace was noted for his “loose, easy flow”, dark
semi-autobiographical lyrics and storytelling abilities, which revolved
around violence and hardship. He is also noted for sometimes changing
his pitch on songs. Three more albums have been released since his
death, and he has certified sales of over 17 million units in the United
States, including 13.4 million albums.

Brooklyn Kinda Love - Legacy - Netflix

Considered one of the best rappers of all time, Wallace was described by
AllMusic as “the savior of East Coast hip-hop”. The Source magazine
named Wallace the greatest rapper of all time in its 150th issue in
2002. In 2003, when XXL magazine asked several hip hop artists to list
their five favorite MCs, Wallace's name appeared on more rappers' lists
than anyone else. In 2006, MTV ranked him at No. 3 on their list of The
Greatest MCs of All Time, calling him possibly “the most skillful ever
on the mic”. Editors of About.com ranked him No. 3 on their list of the
Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007). In 2012, The Source ranked him No. 3
on their list of the Top 50 Lyrical Leaders of all time. Rolling Stone
has referred to him as the “greatest rapper that ever lived”. In 2015,
Billboard named Wallace as the greatest rapper of all time. Since his
death, Wallace's lyrics have been sampled and quoted by a variety of hip
hop, R&B and pop artists including Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Fat Joe,
Nelly, Ja Rule, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Game, Clinton Sparks, Michael Jackson
and Usher. On August 28, 2005, at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, Sean
Combs (then using the rap alias “P. Diddy”) and Snoop Dogg paid tribute
to Wallace: an orchestra played while the vocals from “Juicy” and
“Warning” played on the arena speakers. In September 2005, VH1 held its
second annual “Hip Hop Honors”, with a tribute to Wallace headlining the
show. Wallace had begun to promote a clothing line called Brooklyn Mint,
which was to produce plus-sized clothing but fell dormant after he died.
In 2004, his managers, Mark Pitts and Wayne Barrow, launched the
clothing line, with help from Jay-Z, selling T-shirts with images of
Wallace on them. A portion of the proceeds go to the Christopher Wallace
Foundation and to Jay-Z's Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation. In 2005,
Voletta Wallace hired branding and licensing agency Wicked Cow
Entertainment to guide the estate's licensing efforts. Wallace-branded
products on the market include action figures, blankets, and cell phone
content. The Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation holds an annual
black-tie dinner (“B.I.G. Night Out”) to raise funds for children's
school equipment and supplies and to honor the memory of the late
rapper. For this particular event, because it is a children's schools'
charity, “B.I.G.” is also said to stand for “Books Instead of Guns”.
There is an oversize portrait mural of Wallace as Mao Zedong on Fulton
Street in Brooklyn a half-mile west from the star's old block. A fan
petitioned to have the corner of Fulton Street and St. James Place, near
Wallace's childhood home renamed in his honor, garnering support from
local businesses and attracting more than 560 signatures.